Fall is really here!! So, while I enjoy dark liquor year round, there are people that only enjoy it in the fall/winter months. Switch out your Remy or Hennessy this time for a Calvados, brandy made from apples and aged 2 yrs in oak casks. Enjoy!!

Calvados Sidecar

INGREDIENTS:

• Freshly ground cinnamon
• Sugar
• 1 Lime or lemon wedge
• 1 oz Boulard Hors d’Âge Calvados
• 1 oz Cointreau
• 1 oz Fresh lemon juice

Garnish: Orange twist

Cocktail Glass 

PREPARATION: Combine equal amounts of cinnamon and sugar on a small saucer. Rub the rim of a cocktail glass with the lime or lemon wedge and dip carefully into the sugar mixture so that only the very top of the rim is coated evenly. Place the glass into the freezer to let the sugar rim harden. Add the remaining ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into the prepared glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

Contributed by Dushan Zaric and Jason Kosmas for liquor.com

Sometimes you just want a basic cocktail with items you can find, and pronounce!

Brandy Sidecar

1-3/4 oz E&J VSOP Brandy

3/4 oz Cointreau

1/2 oz Lemon Juice

Orange Twist

Combine liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with orange twist.